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Direct linkImperatore, Catherine; Hyslop, Alisha – Peabody Journal of Education, 2017
Federal legislation has driven and been receptive to the vision of a rigorous, relevant career and technical education (CTE) system integrated with academics and aligned across middle school, secondary school, and postsecondary education. This article uses a social policy analysis approach to trace the history of federal CTE policy throughout the…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Educational Policy, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation
Download full textApling, Richard N. – 1989
Contributing to the debate on the nature of the reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act, this report discusses three proposals that would establish standards of performance for vocational education and analyzes experiences from performance standards implemented as part of other social and educational programs, such as the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Assessment, Educational Policy, Federal Aid
Wisconsin State Council on Vocational Education, Madison. – 1988
The Wisconsin Council on Vocational Education's seven recommendations, based on testimony given at a statewide public hearing at Oshkosh State Correctional Institute, are the following: (1) creation of an independent, cabinet-level corrections department; (2) establishment of an annual vocational, technical, and adult education scholarship for…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Advisory Committees, Correctional Education
Wisconsin State Council on Vocational Education, Madison. – 1989
The results of selected Wisconsin Council on Vocational Education activities (and consequent recommendations) from July 1, 1986 through December 31, 1988, are reported, pursuant to the requirements of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act. In addition, the following sections also appear: (1) "Introduction"; (2) "Executive…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Advisory Committees, Correctional Education, Educational Planning
Koloski, Judith Ann – 1993
This report reviews legislative and administrative policies surrounding adult basic education, the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills program (JOBS) of the Family Support Act, and the Job Training and Partnership Act (JTPA). Recommendations are made for the development of an effective continuum of literacy services. Section A is a historical…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Agency Cooperation
Dorn, Jenna – 1989
A number of factors have led to the crisis of work force unpreparedness that the United States now faces, including revolutionary changes that mean businesses now succeed on the qualities of their human rather than material resources. Jobs are demanding better reading, writing, and reasoning skills, and mental agility has replaced manual dexterity…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Administration, Educational Change
Spill, Rick – 1984
This paper reviews the sections of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) that provide for using competencies gained by youth as evaluation tools. The paper discusses the types of competencies that youths should gain by such programs and how they should be measured, as an alternative to traditional program-based evaluation. The paper is organized…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Competence, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Policy
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Office for Policy Analysis. – 1987
This guide is intended to identify alternatives to the traditional school or college program for earning credit or credentials at the secondary and postsecondary levels, to present the policy of the New York State Board of Regents on the award of credit or credentials for nontraditional educational experiences, and to describe the benefits of…
Descriptors: Credits, Educational Policy, Evaluation Criteria, Experiential Learning
Bell, Brenda L. – 1989
A companion to a previous publication called "Private Industry Council Roles and Options," this document is intended to help State Job Training Coordinating Council members and other interested parties better understand the scope and significance of the councils' mission. It provides basic information on the mission, roles, functions,…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Educational Policy, Employment Programs, Job Training
Lewis, Morgan V.; And Others – 1987
A study examined the extent of joint planning and coordination between vocational education and private sector Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) programs during 1986. Data were collected from the following sources: mail surveys of staff in the state agencies responsible for administering the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act and JTPA (72…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Educational Cooperation
Dickinson, Katherine P.; And Others – 1988
A study examined whether the state and federal performance standards for Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) programs have influenced Service Delivery Area (SDA) and service provider decisions about program design and implementation practices in ways that have affected the clients served, the types of services provided, and the costs of the…
Descriptors: Client Characteristics (Human Services), Educational Policy, Employment Services, Evaluation Criteria
Sarasota County Vocational-Technical Center, Sarasota, FL. – 1987
These two manuals from the Pokie Days Child Care Program for Mildly Ill Children in Sarasota, Florida, were developed as part of a project intended to make it easier for single parents to attend classes funded under the Job Training Partnership Act. Following a brief description of the project, the first manual outlines standards of care for…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Child Care Occupations, Day Care, Day Care Centers
Lacey, Richard A. – 1988
The national movement for educational reform that began in the 1980's has largely concentrated on improving the educational services provided to high school and preschool students. It is equally important to help elementary and middle school children and young adolescents at risk develop the social and basic academic skills needed to function at…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Planning, Dropout Prevention, Educational Cooperation
Newitt, Jane; And Others – 1984
A policy analysis examined existing school-to-work transition programs in order to identify and evaluate the arguments for a national initiative to provide school-to-work transition services to high school seniors who are poorly equipped to obtain and retain jobs after graduation. To gather data for the study, the researchers conducted a…
Descriptors: Career Education, Disadvantaged, Education Work Relationship, Educational Needs
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 1987
This report describes 80 exemplary projects that were identified in a national survey of Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) Title III projects. It examines the likely reasons for the success of eight of the projects and discusses the policy implications of the eight case studies. Of these eight projects only one (the job training project in…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Demonstration Programs, Dislocated Workers, Educational Policy
